Research Trends in Periodontitis and Alzheimer's Disease: A Bibliometric Analysis Based on Web of Science and Scopus.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction and aims

This study aimed to conduct a comprehensive bibliometric analysis to identify global research trends, key contributors and emerging hot spots in the field investigating the association between periodontitis and Alzheimer's disease (AD).

Methods

Scientific publications from 2002 to 2025 were retrieved from the Web of Science Core Collection (WoSCC) and Scopus databases. The data were analysed using VOSviewer, CiteSpace and the R package 'bibliometrix' to perform co-authorship, co-occurrence and citation analyses.

Results

A total of 262 articles from WoSCC and 272 from Scopus were included in the analysis. China was the leading contributing country, and Shanghai Jiao Tong University was the most productive institution. The Journal of Alzheimer's Di

SUBMITTER: Chen C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12828214 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature